Fandom Friday: A Geek Encounter of the First Kind

Friday May 10 at the Bedford Historical Society Old Church on the Commons in the Lower Community Hall from 7:00-9:00PM.

Fannish is defined as relating to a fan; especially to fandom; behavior consistent with being a fan…so whether you are into DC and Marvel comic books, or Star Wars or Star Trek space adventures, or the Dr. Who or Harry Potter universe…rejoice. Have we got an event for you?

On Friday, May 10 from 7:00-9:00PM The Bedford Historical Society and JC Comics & Cards present Cleveland Plain Dealer Entertainment Journalist, Michael Sangiacomo as he discusses the history of comic books. Admission is $10 per person. 10-years and under FREE.

FREE comic books will be available while they last. Refreshments will also be available for purchase. Also on hand will be Phat Daddy Comics selling related merchandise, collectibles, and items.

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1874 Town Hall

The 1874 Town Hall is located on Bedford Public Square at 30 South Park (Squire Place). The three story brick building is constructed in the Second Empire Style. It has been renovated and upgraded periodically over the years. In 2004, the Historical Society a rear addition allows the building to be handicapped accessible. The building is home to the Town Hall Museum housing the major collections, library, archives and general offices of the Historical Society. It is on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.
Significant Collections within the Town Hall Museum:

Various home, farm and business tools from the 1800s;

Extensive home furnishings mainly from 1850 to World War I;

Extensive clothing and textiles; military uniforms, small arms and assorted memorabilia;

Bedford Fire fighting equipment;

Early office equipment;

Extensive forms of lighting;

Wm. Jacka 1876 Centennial coin and memorabilia collection;

Extensive Walker China collection;

Extensive Taylor and Marble chair collection;

Hazen early baseball card collection;

Indian artifacts including local arrowheads;

Sportsman’s Park racing memorabilia collection;

Railroad equipment collection.

Library:

The 12,000 volume library is broadly based on general Americana, with special emphasis on Ohio history.

It is strong in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and Western Reserve books and periodicals.

The Lincoln & Civil War Room contains the Squire collection of 1,000 books on Abraham Lincoln with a compiled bibliography.

The Civil War Room also contains the Barnum Civil War library including collections of letters and documents, regimental histories and rosters and service records of 261 Bedford Township men who served in the Union Army.

Library holdings also include: books from Bedford’s first library, 1880s;

U.S. 1876 Centennial books;

Early periodicals including National Geographic, Scientific American, Life;

Leonard Siegel Railroad and Trolley books and periodicals;

Extensive holdings of Bedford newspapers.

Archives:

Bedford township journals and papers covering the period 1834 to 1951;

Museum Hours

About The Bedford Historical Society

The Bedford Historical Society was founded in 1955 to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Bedford, Bedford Township and portions of the Western Reserve.

It is a member of the American Association of Museums, The Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, The Ohio Historical Society, The National Trust and the Northeast Ohio Inter-Museum Council.

The holdings of the Bedford Historical Society are listed with the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Archival information is available to researchers locally, nationally and internationally.